G/TBT/N/CHE/276  
6 March 2023  
(23-1593) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  SWITZERLAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Federal Office of Public Health (BAG)  
Schwarzenburgstrasse 157, 3003 Bern;  
RRM@bag.admin.ch ; www.bag.admin.ch  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or aut hority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO  
Holzikofenweg 36, 3003 Bern  
tbt@seco.admin.ch , www.seco.admin.ch  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Inorganic 
chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare - earth metals, of 
radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code(s): 28); Organic chemicals (HS code(s): 
29); Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code(s): 38); Protection against dangerous 
goods (ICS code(s): 13.300); CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY (ICS code(s): 71); RUBBER AND 
PLASTIC INDUSTRIES (ICS code(s): 83); PAINT AND COLOUR INDUSTRIES (ICS code(s): 
87) 
5. Title, nu mber of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Annexes 2 and 
3 of the Ordinance on Protection against Dangerous Substances and Preparations 
(Chemicals Ordinance; ChemO); (3 page(s), in German)  
6. Description of content:  Annex 2: The technical regulations for the classification, 
labelling and packaging of substances and preparations will be updated and thus adapted 
to technical progress in the EU (19th and 20th ATP of the EU CLP Regulation): For two 
groups of substances (borates/ethylh exanoic acid and its salts), stricter criteria for 
classification with regard to reprotoxicity (additivity principle) are to be introduced.  
Annex 3: Ten substances are included in the candidate list of substance of very high 
concern. This listing triggers information obligations along the supply chain.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  National security requirements; Consumer information, labelling; Protection 
of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; Harmonization; Reducing trade 
barriers and facilitating trade  G/TBT/N/CHE/276  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Ordinance on Protection against Dangerous Substances and Preparations (in force): 
https://www.admin.ch/opc/en/classified -compilation/20141117/index.html  
Detailed descrip tion of the changes (in German/French)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 June 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2023  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Swiss Information Center for Technical Rules (switec)  
Sulzerallee 70  
8404 Winterthur  
Tel: +(41) 52 224 54 55  
Fax: +(41) 52 224 54 75  
Email: switec@snv.ch